The honeymoon is over for North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Hubert Davis. Following a rookie season that ended in the national championship game. Accordingly, the Tar Heels finished in the middle of the Atlantic Coast Conference pack. Of great concern to gamblers is how North Carolina drowned its backers in red ink. North Carolina has been a weak defensive program for the past several seasons. But this year, they fell to an abysmal level. Thus, the Tar Heels must outscore the opposition to win games. And their College Basketball lines value is among the worst in the country.
North Carolina Tar Heels 2023 ACC Tournament Betting Information
| Date and Time: | Wednesday, March 8, 2023, 7 p.m. ET |
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| Location: | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina |
| TV Coverage: | BTN |
| North Carolina Tar Heels ACC Championship odds at SBG: | +600 |
North Carolina Tar Heels ACC Tournament SBG Odds Overview
As mentioned earlier, the UNC defense is a sports betting liability. And that poor defense often leaves the backdoor open against the oddsmakers. Still, this week’s ACC Tournament offers a chance at immediate redemption. Just as important, UNC needs to improve upon its 63% bracketology chances.
First, at the ACC Tournament, The Tar Heels will face the winner of Tuesday’s game between the Boston College Eagles and Louisville Cardinals. Tipoff time at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC, is Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET with television coverage on ESPN2 or ESPNU.
North Carolina Team Overview
The North Carolina Tar Heels are 19-12 straight up, 10-20-1 against the spread, and 13-18 over/under the total. Overall, North Carolina has national metrics of 69th for scoring offense, 260th for field goal percentage, 333rd for 3-point field goal percentage, 83rd for free throw percentage, and 6th for offensive rebounding. While defensively, North Carolina is 22nd for scoring defense, 143rd for field goal percentage permitted, 128th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 242nd for defensive rebounding.
Late on, North Carolina failed to cover seven of its final ten games. The Tar Heels went under the College basketball lines total in five of their last six games. Armando Bacot leads North Carolina in rebounding with 10.8 per game. At the same time, Caleb Love was the Tar Heels’ leading scorer with 16.7 points per game.
Last Saturday, Kyle Filipowski had 22 points and 13 rebounds to lead Duke to a 62-57 win over North Carolina in their regular-season finale. As a result, the Blue Devils won their sixth straight game. And Duke clinched a double-bye in the ACC Tournament that begins Tuesday in Greensboro, NC. By contrast, UNC will be the seventh seed. Namely, Armando Bacot had 17 points and 11 rebounds for his 68th career double-double. With 1,795 points, he passed Michael Jordan (1,788) for 14th on North Carolina’s career scoring list. Filipowski gave Duke its final lead with two free throws at 1:38. And then Filipowski iced the game with a layup after Dereck Lively II cleared the rebound.
North Carolina Tar Heels Conclusion
On the whole, North Carolina didn’t have a field goal over the first six minutes of the second half. Duke, who led 33-31 at halftime, took the game’s largest lead of seven. Duke shot 38% from the field compared to 30% for the Tar Heels. To show, North Carolina made just 5 of 23 from the arc. Finally, the Blue Devils got their first regular-season sweep of the Tar Heels since 2019-20.